Matendo 12
1 Karibu wakati huohuo, mfalme Herode alianza kuwatesa baadhi ya Wakristo.
And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.
2 Alimwua kwa upanga Yakobo ndugu yake Yohane.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 Alipoona kuwa kitendo hiki kiliwapendeza Wayahudi, aliendelea, akamkamata Petro. (Hiyo ilifanyika wakati wa sikukuu ya Mikate Isiyotiwa chachu.)
And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded also to arrest Simon Cephas. And the days of unleavened bread were then passing.
4 Baada ya kutiwa nguvuni, Petro alifungwa gerezani, akawekwa chini ya ulinzi wa vikundi vinne vya askari wannewanne. Herode alikusudia kumtoa hadharani baada ya sikukuu ya Pasaka.
He seized him and cast him into prison, and delivered him to sixteen soldiers, who were to guard him; that he might, after the passover, deliver him up to the people of the Jews.
5 Basi, Petro alipokuwa gerezani, kanisa lilikuwa linamwombea kwa Mungu kwa moyo.
And while Simon was in custody in the prison, continual prayer to God in his behalf, was offered to God by the church.
6 Usiku, kabla ya siku ile ambayo Herode angemtoa Petro hadharani, Petro alikuwa amelala kati ya askari wawili. Alikuwa amefungwa minyororo miwili, na walinzi walikuwa wanalinda lango la gereza.
And on the night before the morning in which he was to be delivered up, while Simon was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains, and others were guarding the doors of the prison;
7 Ghafla, malaika wa Bwana akasimama karibu naye na mwanga ukaangaza kile chumba cha gereza. Malaika akamgusa akisema, “Amka upesi!” Mara ile minyororo ikaanguka kutoka katika mikono yake.
an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in all the building; and he pricked his side, and awaked him, and said to him: Arise, instantly. And the chains fell from his hands.
8 Malaika akamwambia, “Jifunge mshipi wako, vaa viatu vyako.” Akafanya hivyo. Kisha huyo malaika akamwambia, “Vaa koti lako, unifuate.”
And the angel said to him: Gird thy loins, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And again he said to him: Wrap thyself in thy cloak, and come after me.
9 Petro akamfuata nje lakini hakujua kama hayo yaliyofanywa na huyo malaika yalikuwa ya kweli; alidhani alikuwa anaota ndoto.
And he went out and followed him, not knowing that what had been done by the angel was a reality; for he supposed, that he saw a vision.
10 Walipita kituo cha kwanza cha ulinzi na cha pili, halafu wakafika kwenye mlango wa chuma wa kuingilia mjini. Huo mlango ukawafungukia wenyewe, nao wakatoka nje. Wakawa wanatembea katika barabara moja na mara yule malaika akamwacha Petro peke yake.
And when the first ward was passed and the second, they came to the iron gate, and it opened to them of its own accord. And when they had gone out, and had passed one street, the angel departed from him.
11 Hapo ndipo Petro alipotambua yaliyotukia, akasema, “Sasa najua kwa hakika kwamba Bwana amemtuma malaika wake akaniokoa kutoka katika mkono wa Herode na kutoka katika mambo yale yote watu wa Israeli waliyotazamia.”
Then Simon recognized where he was; and he said: Now I know, in reality, that God hath sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod the king, and from what the Jews were devising against me.
12 Alipotambua hivyo alikwenda moja kwa moja mpaka nyumbani kwa Maria mama yake Yohane aitwaye Marko. Humo watu wengi walikuwa wamekusanyika wakisali.
And when he had considered, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.
13 Petro alibisha mlango wa nje na mtumishi mmoja msichana aitwaye Roda, akaenda mlangoni kuitikia.
And he knocked at the gate of the court; and a maid named Rhoda came to reply to him.
14 Huyo msichana aliitambua sauti ya Petro akafurahi mno, hata badala ya kuufungua ule mlango, akakimbilia ndani na kuwaambia kwamba Petro alikuwa amesimama nje mlangoni.
And she recognized the voice of Simon: and, In her joy, she did not open to him the gate, but ran back, and told them: Lo, Simon is standing at the gate of the court.
15 Wakamwambia yule msichana, “Una wazimu!” Lakini yeye akasisitiza kwamba ilikuwa kweli. Nao wakamwambia, “Huyo ni malaika wake.”
They said to her: Thou art delirious. But she maintained that it was a fact. They said to her: Perhaps it is his ghost.
16 Wakati huo Petro alikuwa anaendelea kupiga hodi. Mwishowe walifungua mlango, wakamwona, wakashangaa.
And Simon was knocking at the gate; and they went out, saw him, and were astonished.
17 Petro aliwaashiria kwa mkono wakae kimya, akawaeleza jinsi Bwana alivyomtoa gerezani. Kisha akawaambia watoe taarifa ya jambo hilo kwa Yakobo na wale ndugu wengine, halafu akatoka akaenda mahali pengine.
And he beckoned to them with the hand to be still; and he went in, and related to them how the Lord had released him from the prison. And he said to them: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.
18 Kulipokucha, ulitokea wasiwasi mkubwa kati ya wale askari kuhusu yaliyokuwa yamempata Petro.
And when it was morning, there was a great dispute among the soldiers concerning Simon, what had become of him.
19 Herode aliamuru ufanywe msako lakini hawakuweza kumpata. Hivyo aliamuru wale askari wahojiwe, akatoa amri wauawe. Halafu akatoka huko Yudea akaenda Kaisarea ambako alikaa.
And Herod, when he sought him, and could not find him, arraigned the keepers, and sentenced them to die. And he went from Judaea, and resided at Caesarea.
20 Herode alikasirishwa sana na watu wa Tiro na Sidoni. Lakini wao walimpelekea wajumbe. Nao wakafaulu kwanza kumpata Blasto awe upande wao. Blasto alikuwa msimamizi mkuu wa ikulu ya mfalme. Kisha, wakamwendea Herode wakamwomba kuwe na amani, kwa maana nchi yao ilitegemea nchi ya mfalme kwa chakula.
And because he was angry against the Tyrians and Sidonians, they assembled and came to him in a body; and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they begged of him that they might have peace; because the supplies of their country were derived from the kingdom of Herod.
21 Siku moja iliyochaguliwa, Herode akiwa amevaa mavazi rasmi na kuketi katika kiti cha kifalme aliwahutubia watu.
And on a day appointed, Herod was arrayed in royal apparel, and sat on a tribunal, and made a speech to the assembly.
22 Wale watu walimpigia kelele za shangwe wakisema, “Hii ni sauti ya mungu, si ya mtu.”
And all the people shouted, and said: These are the utterances of a God, and not of a mortal.
23 Papo hapo malaika wa Bwana akamwangusha Herode chini kwa sababu hakumpa Mungu hizo sifa. Akaliwa na wadudu, akafa.
And, because he gave not the glory to God, immediately the angel of God smote him; and he was eaten of worms, and died.
24 Neno la Mungu likazidi kuenea na kukua.
And the gospel of God was proclaimed, and made progress.
25 Baada ya Barnaba na Saulo kutekeleza shughuli zao, walitoka tena Yerusalemu wakamchukua Yohane aitwaye pia Marko.
And Barnabas and Saul, after they had completed their ministration, returned from Jerusalem to Antioch. And they took with them John, who was surnamed Mark.
